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Being a jerk: bad (bad habit)
In my case even before I completely switched to Linux (which in my case was a bit more than a decade ago) I had reduced my gaming quite a lot. In fact I have been gaming a lot less on windows than on Linux or ms-dos.
Then when I stopped using windows at all until 2013 I was just playing some free games, browser games and old scummvm/dosbox games.
At 2013 I just said, ok I will start buying a few new games again but obviously only Linux games, only games that looks interesting to me, only on sales, and bundles (in case of bundles not all games need to pass the criteria and I activate all of them), only on steam and drm-free (humble bundle/gog). That sure is very restring, no?
And fast forward today I have more than 500 games only on my steam library... Since I already have a huge backlog what is the point buying any game on a platform that I do not even have? So it is not for me that much of a principle as just a practical rule.
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Exactly, it costs resources and money. I don't intend to throw it out because it still works. My config is not perfect, but trying the open source driver is on my TODO list.
In practice this results in me haven't touched e.g. Shadow of the Tomb Raider, I'm really looking forward to Feral's version and will buy it on day one in their store. Though my conscience felt absolutely fine when buying Resident Evil 2 Remake and probably soon Hitman 2 using Steam Play.
Bad devs are unlikely to notice or care if Linux gamers boycott them or not (it's a drop in the ocean to them), but good devs notice if they end up getting little or no return for their efforts.
I want devs to be good, ergo I support devs that port to Linux. I don't want devs to be bad, ergo I don't support devs that don't port to Linux.
No tux, no bucks.
I think it's a very helpful ethos for our community to adopt.